5 Positives of a Relationship Breakup

The positives of a relationship breakup might be hard to see right now, especially if its one you didn’t want. If fact you may well be struggling right now, in fact research suggests men find it harder to get over a relationship breakup than women.

“Women are emotionally hit hardest after a relationship breakup – but men suffer more in the long term and may never truly get over it.” “The man will likely feel the loss deeply and for a very long period of time as it sinks in that he must start competing all over again to replace what he has lost – or worse still, come to the realisation that the loss is irreplaceable,”

Says Craig Morris, professor of anthropology at Binghamton University in New York and lead author on the study. Now from where I’m stood, this is bad news if you’re a man because it means the rest of your life is doomed to living a life of regret! I can see how this could happen and I’m sure some men never get over a relationship breakup.

From an evolutionary perspective it’s the woman that ultimately chooses the man, so if a man doubts his ability to compete for his next mate, the hunting ground may not look such an inviting place.

So I get how the unseen, evolutionary nuances of men and women could have a longer term impact for men, but we are conscious creatures. Yes there’s some stuff going on under the radar which we can’t control, but ultimately, if we stay awake and conscious of our experience, we are therefore not prone simply to evolution.

I know many men who are happier as a result of a relationship breakup, don’t get me wrong, breaking up from someone you love is hard, letting go of a great friend who you’ve shared some of your most intimate secrets with isn’t something I’ve ever personally enjoyed, but in actuality the event is neutral. It is a mans state of mind that determines how he relates to it and the more we understand this, the less a relationship breakup can take us down.

But it’s hard to see so rationally when our emotions are in control and I know that because I’ve lived it. Even if we know we’re creating our experience of the event, they can be such traumatic time when our ego’s get shattered and our hearts broken. So when you look at it like that no wonder these are tough times.

That said, I can also look back with great fondness at these time because every time I come out stronger and if you’re going through the same thing right now, reassure yourself with this fact. Having recently gone through a break up, over the last few months I’ve been having a number of insights, which might help you some of the positives of a relationship breakup which I share below :

A Break Up Makes Space for The ‘Right’ One

The bottom line is this was the right relationship for you, if she was your soulmate, you’d still be together. You’d have worked things out. Although it might be difficult to hear, you are a perfect man for someone, but not perfect for her.

I know it’s hard to hear but you have to accept they don’t want to be with you. All the time you’re thinking she’s the one that got away, you’re blocking your chances of meeting the women who’s going to turn your world upside down. It’s time now for you to say goodbye, wish her well, thank her for the amazing times you had and close the door behind her, as you let her go from your life.

Not easy, but necessary. Trust me, the best is yet to come.

This is a Very Special Time in Your life

I know it feels like the worst, but as one of my friends said to me “you may never have an opportunity to feel so vulnerable and insecure again”. Now you might look at this as a bad thing, but what if this was REALLY is the last time you’ll ever go through a relationship breakup? I hope it is.

They only happen a small number of times, so embrace the experience, it is fertile ground for dealing with some shit that may have been blocking real happiness all your life. I don’t recommend you try and cover up the pain with your drug of choice, whether that be alcohol or going out and finding a replacement immediately, rather sit with it, really feel it, the manly thing to do is to face it rather than hide from it.

I’m not suggesting you wallow, but don’t run away from the hurt; cry, get angry, feel the sadness, it will serve you in the longer term. Look at where the anguish is really coming from and you’ll probably find it has nothing to do with your ex, this is about you now not her.

These are powerful, transformative moments in life. I’m not suggesting they’re easy, they’re not, but the more you surrender, by that I mean accept it as though it’s meant to be, so that you don’t add further anger, resentment and fear to the situation; the easier it is to get through.

See this time as a gift and trust this is the best for you.

You Get to Work on the Most Important Relationship in Life

You can’t flourish in a relationship if you’re not happy with who you are. Let me say it another way, you can’t be really happy in a relationship, until you know deep inside, you don’t need need a woman to be happy.

It’s hard but if you think your happiness being dependent on a woman, you’re screwed because you’ll be afraid to truly be yourself in case it doesn’t meet with a woman’s expectations. People or women pleasing isn’t attractive, and for a healthy relationship you have to get REALLY comfortable in your own skin.

My advice is to forget women for now, Embrace YOU because that’s the person the woman in your life needs to fall in love with, not someone who’s pretending or pandering to her needs so that she doesn’t leave you. So before you go start hunting again, look at the relationship you have with yourself. Can you look in the mirror and feel really good about you?

It is hard after a breakup I know, your self esteem has probably plummeted, so this is a time to fall in love with you. Men rarely talk about this, but it’s important; complete and total acceptance of you is paramount to your happiness in or out of a relationship.

Being single again gives you an opportunity to work on your self worth and see the illusory nature of the fears, doubts and insecurities that have held you back in the past.

You’ll Be Better Next Time Around

If post the relationship you’re seeing areas where you can change and improve (be careful not to beat yourself up about the perceived mistakes you made, it won’t help) work on them and remember you did your best in the moment. You can’t go back and fix your errors but do what’s required to avoid them reoccurring.

Craig Morris, believes that breakups bring literal pain not only to help us start over, but also to make sure we take our relationships seriously. He says –

“Breakups should hurt, so that we have evolved to avoid them! If breakups didn’t hurt, we’d invest very little in relationships,”

So as I said, stay open to the pain, don’t try to cover it up, because if you do you’ll miss the lessons you were supposed to learn that will help you be a better partner, lover and friend next time around.

The World is Your Oyster

You might be finding it difficult thinking about the future but there comes a time when you have to let go of the past as difficult as it may seem, so you can focus on creating YOUR future.

This time is yours now, so what are you going to do with it? How can you use this time alone to grow, evolve and rise up to become a more powerful, loving and inspiring man, women will want to be around?

Where do you want to go, what do you want to do, who do you want to be? What skills do you want to master? Which areas of your life need attention? Or we can talk.

Let me know in the comments section about your experiences of relationship breakups and if you can see any other reasons why breaking up is good for you share them with the tribe.

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